KERWIN, D.G., YEADON, M.R. and HARWOOD, M.J., 1993. High bar release in triple somersault dismounts. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 9 (4), pp. 279-286.
The release from the high bar was analyzed for six performances of triple
backward somersaults. All 6 gymnasts released the bar with their mass centers
below the level of the bar. The mean horizontal velocity of the mass center
away from the bar was 1.2 m . s-I. This horizontal velocity was partitioned
into contributions from the tangential and radial motions of the mass center
relative to the bar and the movement of the bar relative to its neutral position.
It was found that the tangential motion was the major contributor although
the radial motion produced substantial positive contributions and the bar
movement gave large negative contributions in two cases.